Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 Schools across Kerala will reopen on Monday after the summer vacation, ushering in a new academic year for lakhs of students across the state. Educational institutions have made elaborate arrangements to celebrate Praveshanolsavam (School Reopening Day), with special programmes planned to welcome first-time entrants and create a positive atmosphere for learning. The […]
Chennai, May 26:Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai has urged the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to withdraw its recent directive making a third language compulsory for Class IX students from the current academic year, stating that the sudden implementation could create unnecessary pressure on students and parents. In a post on his […]
New Delhi / Thiruvananthapuram, May 15: Nikhil Seeja Sivakumar, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) by Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, following the successful defence of his doctoral thesis titled “Atomic-scale Characterization using Scanning Probe Microscopy” on April 21, 2026. During the course of his doctoral research, Nikhil carried out advanced studies in the field of nanoscience and […]
New Delhi, May 1: Lieutenant General Vijay B Nair, AVSM, SM, assumed charge as the Commandant of the prestigious Infantry School in Mhow, marking a significant milestone in his distinguished military career spanning nearly four decades. An alumnus of Sainik School Kazhakootam, the National Defence Academy, and the Indian Military Academy, Lt Gen Nair was […]
Pondicherry,June 17 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday described the National Education Policy (NEP) as a “game changer” that could help propel India towards becoming a developed nation. He urged state governments that have not yet implemented the NEP to reconsider their stance, citing the policy’s transformative potential for the student community. Addressing students and […]
Chennai, May 25 As part of the Tamil Nadu government’s Kalvi Suttrula (educational tour) initiative, 22 students from government schools across the state have set off on a week-long educational tour to Germany, starting Saturday and continuing till May 28. This international tour is a reward for their outstanding performance in academics and extracurricular activities. […]
Chennai, April 9 ,2025 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has convened a meeting of legislature party leaders today (April 9) at the State Secretariat in Chennai to deliberate on the next steps in the ongoing demand for exemption from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for students in the state. The meeting follows the announcement […]
Chennai, April 9 ,2025 The Tamil Nadu Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department has earmarked Rs 60 crore for the repair and renovation of primary and middle schools across 2,338 village panchayats in the state. The initiative is being implemented under the School Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (SIUS) for the academic year 2025–26. The allocated funds […]
Chennai, April 8, 2025 The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has issued a show-cause notice to a private school in Coimbatore after reports emerged that the institution allegedly forced parents to sign a stamp paper declaring they would voluntarily withdraw their child if she did not perform well academically. According to sources, the administration of […]
Chennai, March 25 ,2025 Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai has clarified that the three-language policy outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is aimed at providing students the opportunity to learn multiple languages and is not an attempt to impose Hindi, as alleged by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in the State Assembly. Taking […]
